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Will you or will you not? | Observations on Quantum Computing & Physics
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Is modern science socially constructed and forever tentative? « Math Scholar
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| | [AI summary] The article discusses the intersection of science and philosophy, highlighting the importance of empirical evidence and the scientific method in advancing knowledge. It critiques postmodern science studies for lacking scientific rigor and credibility, referencing the Sokal hoax as a key example. The piece also touches on the contributions of non-Western societies to science and the need for diversity in the scientific community. Ultimately, it concludes that while philosophical reflection has value, it should not replace the empirical foundation of scientific research.
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Reflections on The Science of Consciousness Conference 2024 | Qualia Computing
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| | In 2016 I attended this conference with David Pearce. In 2018 I did so with Michael Johnson, Adam Safron, and Hunter Meyer. This year we went as a QRI + collaborators contingent with Chris Percy, Asher Soryl, Cube Flipper, Symmetric Vision, Hunter and I. Brad Caldwell also decided to join us at the last second....
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Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: If it quacks like a black hole
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The death of philosophy? | The Logical Place
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| by Joanne Benhamu (This essay was published as a Letter to the Editor of The Skepticmagazine,March 2019, Vol 39 No 1) The philosophy versus science debate has filled the pages of this magazine for some time now, with Gary Bakker1,2 and Ian Bryce3 heaping scorn and derision on the discipline of philosophy. Both claim that...